adposition
|ad-po-si-tion|
C1
/ˈæd.pəˌzɪʃ.ən/
grammatical relation
Etymology
Etymology Information
'adposition' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'adpositio', where 'ad-' meant 'to' and 'positio' meant 'position'.
Historical Evolution
'adpositio' transformed into the English word 'adposition' through linguistic evolution.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'to position', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a grammatical category'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a grammatical category that includes prepositions and postpositions, which are used to express spatial or temporal relations.
In English, 'in', 'on', and 'at' are examples of adpositions.
Synonyms
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